Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
ON THE EVE OF THE FIGHT
HOTELS CROWDED WITH CEN
TRIAL S rOCKHOLDERS.


Both Sides Confident and Mother AID
mitting the Possibility Of Defeat-ThS
Proxy Committee Finishes ITS Work
what the RaouI and Alexander Mana
gers Say About The Outlook All Sorts
of Rumors Affot.
The Central RAILROAD contest was the
Chief topic Of conversation In the city
yesterday. 1t was the uppermost thing
IN about every bOdy's mind. People
talked about it before breakfast, after
breakfast, and on their way 10 church. II
Is doubtful If the eloquent words of the
preachers were sufficient to win their
thoughts away from IT,
THE PROXY COMMITTEE.
The committee which was charged with
the duty of wrestling with the proxies
had pretty hard time OF it. 1t had no
easy tack. 1t stuck to it's work
on Saturday night until long
after midnight, and devoted about
an DAY sunday TO it. The proxies were
badly mixed. In many instances there
| were two sets OF proxies tor the same
block Of stock. Many OF the proxies were
rather ancient, and had been virtually
cancelled by subsequent proxies. The
SOmhiCLee. however, tuInhs IndI IL pas
succeeded IN bringing order out Oh cnaos,
ana the voting to-day Will probably show
mat u mas.
| THE MARVELLOUS CONFIDENCE.
Glow ia it.na MoRNINt, NEWS renorter
asked OF q well informed observer OF the
| contest. "thal hoth sides feel so certain of
victory"
"Oh. that il easily EXPLAINED, Gen.
| Alexapder's friends claim that ha has
! Al. 600 shares cerrain. and that he NAV
! get more than that number. and thew
| doubtless are sincere in what they saw.
They have got SO MANY shares in baud
! and SO MANY nrCmised' That is aboui
the sum and substance of it. The same
| thing is true with respect to Can't. Raoul
and his friends. They think that they are
certain TO getenough to elect their ticket
from the unpledged vote, the greater part
Oh when Is IN tne city"
now Is the MAJORITY OF thls unpleoged
e'ook golhg 10 De Voled T
Nooouy can tell an, thlng ABOUT mat.
4 nearu Vi one org olOck Tor which one OF
my contestdnts boIds Tue PROXIES WnIch
~ understand, De voted by Inc owner
VI ~ ioI Cne otner slde' lhere may Do
soou many instances OF thls SORT"
SIGNS OF WEAKNESS,
"Haye there been any signs of weak
ness on the part OF either party yet?"
ait is difficult TO tell what are the signs
of weakness. Fo, instance, il ia stated
cutie positively that the Alexander partv
bought 1850 shares on FRIDAY, at 100 or
therea bouts, althOu III the announcement
bad been previously made that no more
stock was needed or desired tor the pur-
poses of the approaching election. The
purchase NAV nave been tor investment.
tue purchaser thinking it. was worth tina,
for the purpose OF holding. On Saturday
h'Rno pIobers were lee ing around Tor
stock ouI 40 not KNOW LOT WnIcn party,
NOR "ueener Ihey got "hdI they appeared
u want
ASH thefe report tnat one OF tue
leGuing members OF the haoul party mad
caIleu on the AIe&ahuer managers ana
An@ue soine sorI oi proposition"
RUMoRS OF A COMPROMISE.
There was, and it comes pretty
straiaht. 1t ls SAID that the proodsition
was TO give the Alexander party tho board
of directors provided it would retain
capt. haoui as PRESIDENT. There have
ueen seVeFal rumOr9 OF thaC sort one OF
t9em IL W Tue euect tnat me haoul party
oHeIeu several Gays ago 10 permit Inc
ooaiu vi "lFeotCIS 10 oe maze up
Wltnout CONTEST III accordance WIN tne
stoch tueh helu ny the TWO partiesi mat
IS, tha' tue parry having TOE majority OF
stook s1oulu name Tue majority OF the
ooaIu' ~ 10 salu tnaC tie Alexander
parly nave REUSED 10 entertain any
PIoposltl0ns tnat uIuh give J. the Doard
anu Tue rLesIuency' Inese propositions
may MOI, however, Oe any greater lndl-
cdtlous vi weaShess imam the continued
PuIcnaslnE VI s'ocA' lhueeQ IL is nara 10
10 al LUIS seaRe Ol 'he contest what Is an
Auulc~Vlou vi "e"Auess anu "hat IL not."
NO I'LL FEELING.
1t is very noticeable that there is no
bitterness between Inc contendlng par
ues. ihey speak ol each Other pleasantly
ana DISCUSS inc contest as wholly ii
business mdtter' " course, tue party
InaC eeIs oeaIen WIZ leel sore Tor little
"nIie, ouI tne eoIeueSs WIZ disappear IN
gooo Tune. mere can De no DOUBT thai
zoe Alexander parry Ieels confident OF
victory. IL 10 haIuraI' 0. course; mat no
one OF the mana ers snou1u ADMIT the
possloillty vi ueieat'
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
A gentleman who il we'll posted In ra
gard to Capt. RaouPs strength AZ auy one
OF his side can well be. remarked yrster.
day afternoon: ave are confident of win.
ming tomorrow. More than that do MOI
know that 1t IL necessary TO saw. We
do not thiuk that ANYTHING said now can
affect the result. One thing ia certain
Gen. Alexander's side has not enough